Boris is blindfolded and holding a pile of laundry. Natasha adds some dirty laundry to Boris's pile, then some more dirty laundry, then some more, and so on, just until Boris says, "Now the pile of laundry feels heavier." Boris's judgment is best described by ____ law.?
a. ?the Gestalt
b. ?Weber's
c. ?Fechner's
d. ?Stevens's power
ANSWER:
b
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this case, Andrew's behavior is consistent with that seen in a. antisocial personality disorder. b. bipolar disorder. c. dissociative identity disorder. d. avoidant personality disorder.
A _____ is a complete group of interest to researchers, from which a sample is drawn for an experiment
A) random sample B) segment C) population D) stratified sample
Nina is trying to deal with her husband’s job loss. She refuses to feel helpless and is working hard to get her husband a job at her firm. Given her actions, Nina is employing ____-focused coping to overcome her stress
a. ?escape b. ?problem c. ?emotion d. ?control
Internal validity is defined as
A. the extent to which the results of a study can be explained by the dependent variable. B. the degree to which the hypothesis is supported by the study. C. the overall quality of the research. D. the extent to which the results in a study can be explained by the independent variable.